Orange Star Cookies
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2 hours 45 minutes
Easy Christmas cookies that taste wonderfully of orange. Make sure you grind the vanilla sugar and zest together well to get the best infused flavour.
Leckerschmecker
3 people made this
Ingredients
Makes: 25 cookies
- 300g butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- pinch salt
- 180g sugar
- 500g flour
- 3 teaspoons vanilla sugar
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:2hours chilling ›
Ready in:2hours45min
- Beat together the butter, 1 tablespoon orange zest, salt and 180g sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the flour and knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for two hours in the fridge. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
- Roll out the dough to 1cm thick on a floured work surface. Cut out cookies with star shaped cutters and place on a lined baking tray. Bake 13-15 minutes until golden brown.
- In a bowl crush together the vanilla sugar with the 1 teaspoon zest until mixed well. Dip the cookies in the sugar while still warm.
